Rick's Daily Tips

Is your device running iOS 9? If so, you need to install this update.

Posted on September 25, 2015

Do you have an Apple device that’s running iOS 9? If so, Apple has just released a new update that you really need to install.

iOS 9.0.1 isn’t categorized as a critical update, but I believe it’s an important one because it fixes a number of bugs that cause various features and apps on your device(s) to behave in strange ways.

This update also fixes a bug that prevented some users from even being able to update their devices to iOS 9 in the first place.

Follow these steps to install the iOS 9.0.1 update: [Read more…]

Today only! Save $32 on an Amazon Prime Membership

Posted on September 25, 2015

Important: This post is no longer relevant since it discussed a one-day-only discount on an Amazon Prime membership. Also, the current annual price for an Amazon Prime membership is $119.

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If you’ve been wanting to take advantage of all the awesome benefits of an Amazon Prime membership, you now have a chance to sign up for only $67. That’s a whopping $32 off the regular $99 annual membership fee!

Amazon Prime provides way too many benefits to mention here, but I think the free 2-day shipping and free commercial ebooks are plenty enough to justify the regular price, let alone this discounted one. [Read more…]

How to make Windows 10 boot up faster and run faster

Posted on September 24, 2015

In my opinion Windows 10 is the best version of Windows that Microsoft has ever released. It’s visually appealing, and for the most part it seems to work flawlessly.

As with every version of Windows, there are a few tweaks you can make to your Windows 10 installation that can greatly reduce your system’s startup time and make it run faster overall. [Read more…]

Q&A: Why won’t the Settings app load after upgrading to Windows 10?

Posted on September 20, 2015

Question from Karin S.: Hi Rick. I’ve been reading your help and tips for my computer for a long time now, and I find the information very helpful, so thank you!

Since upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 10 everything seems to be ok as I slowly figure out where everything has gone and how it works.

But I have a problem: A lot of your tips start with clicking on “Start” and then “Settings”. I have found that nothing happens when I click Settings. It kind of flashes a bit but nothing opens.

Could you tell me how to fix this so that I have a ‘Settings click’ that actually works? Thanks so much, in advance. -Karin

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]

WikiCancel.org – Detailed instructions for closing hundreds of online accounts

Posted on September 19, 2015

The Internet makes it possible to use thousands of wonderful online services and access enough information to fill warehouses full of encyclopedias on virtually every subject known to man.

Many of these resources only become available to you after signing up for an online account, but what happens when you no longer need or want to use a service or access the information provided by a specific website?

Closing an online account should take no more than two or three clicks of the mouse, and it usually is really that simple. The trick however is finding the place on the website where you need to begin the clicking. [Read more…]